overtire
Example Sentences
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Don't overtire yourself, and don't get up early!
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Don't overtire yourself—don't use improvidently the new strength.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
She was watching him with tender anxiety, fearing lest he should overtire himself; but he reassured her with a light laugh.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile
Don't overtire yourselves, but have a nice day.
From The Carroll Girls by Quiller-Couch, Mabel
There she left her, with strict injunctions to Chloe not to let her “new mistress” overtire herself.
From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn